Group of soldiers looking off of the deck of their troop transport ship, the USS General Brook, as it sails through the Suez Canal. Taken by Shemorry during service in WWII in the 164th Signal Photo Company as a combat photographer.

Soldiers looking off of the deck of their troop transport ship, the USS General Brook, as it sails near a small harbor or village on the banks of the Suez Canal. Taken by Shemorry during service in WWII in the 164th Signal Photo Company as a...

Crowd of soldiers looking off of the deck of their troop transport ship, the USS General Brook, as it sails across from merchant ships in the Suez Canal. Taken by Shemorry during service in WWII in the 164th Signal Photo Company as a combat...

Group of soldiers looking off of the deck of their troop transport ship, the USS General Brook, toward one of the banks of the Suez Canal. Taken by Shemorry during service in WWII in the 164th Signal Photo Company as a combat photographer.

Group of soldiers looking off of the deck of their troop transport ship, the USS General Brook, as it sails past a destroyer battleship with "A26" painted on the port side. Taken by Shemorry during service in WWII in the 164th Signal Photo Company...

Soldiers sitting and relaxing on the top deck of the USS General Brook troop transport ship. Taken while Bill Shemorry was in the 164th Signal Photo Company as a combat photographer during World War II.

Crew and soldiers sitting at tables eating in the mess hall on board the USS General Brook, a military troop transport ship. Taken while Bill Shemorry was in the 164th Signal Photo Company as a combat photographer during World War II.

View taken on board the deck of the USS General Brook troop transport ship showing the rigging, mast and ship equipment on deck while on the ocean heading back to the United States. Taken from on board the U.S.S. General Brook troop transport ship...

View of a number of ships including three large ships, possibly in a harbor. There are other boats and ships in the ocean. Taken from on board the U.S.S. General Brook troop transport ship while Bill Shemorry was on his way home after serving in...

View of the New York City skyline over the Atlantic Ocean with gray clouds. In the left bottom corner is a part of the U.S.S. General Brook. This image was taken on Bill Shemorry's way home on the U.S.S. General Brook troop transport ship after...

A pair of smaller ships coming toward the USS General Book troop transport ship from a large ship that looks to be sunk in the harbor. Some of the large ship is still visible above the surface. There are buildings and trees on shore and a few...

View of the New York City skyline over the Atlantic Ocean with gray clouds. This image was taken on Bill Shemorry's way home on the U.S.S. General Brook troop transport ship after the end of World War II.

In the foreground are soldiers wearing hats on the U.S.S. General Brook looking out over the Atlantic Ocean at another ship. This image was taken on Bill Shemorry's way home on the USS General Brook troop transport ship after the end of World War...

View of the New York City skyline over the Atlantic Ocean with gray clouds. In the bottom left corner is a part of the U.S.S. General Brook with soldiers on deck. This image was taken on Bill Shemorry's way home on the USS General Brook troop...

In the foreground are soldiers wearing hats on the U.S.S. General Brook looking out over the Atlantic Ocean at another ship and in the distance the Statue of Liberty. This image was taken on Bill Shemorry's way home on the USS General Brook troop...